Congratulations to our most recent Celebrity client– NBA Star Michael Jordan and his gorgeous bride Yvette. We were honored to work with Sharon Sachs Events again on this wonderful wedding.
Michael Jordan Gets Married On An Originlal Runner!
Just some of our delightful projects . . .
Bohemian Blooms Absolutely Blossum at Weddings
Working in the wedding industry allows us here at the Original Runner Company to encounter some of the most creative artisans in the field. Tana Leigh Gerber, Creative Director and Lead Artist at Bohemian Blooms, is a fine example of one such innovative craftswoman. Bohemian Blooms has been creating one-of-a-kind, hand-made flower arrangements and installations since its founding in February of 2012. Tana took a few minutes to speak with us about her beautiful pieces, and shared some enchanting photographs.
What a great concept – flowers that won’t wilt and die after a day or two! How did you get your idea to take this concept to such a large scale?Â
I wanted to get my hands on large paper flowers for my own wedding to give it a more romantic feel and after unsuccessfully scouring the web for shoppes to purchase them, I dove into the world of online tutorials. Let’s just say after a weekend of cutting and gluing with instructions from some of the web’s most name recognizable sites, my dining room looked like the set of every bad 80′s high school prom movie scene! After deciding to create my own method with a few large blooms, I noticed all the wonderful scraps left behind and of course didn’t want to waste it. I began to play around with size and scale which eventually became flora for a bridal bouquet, corsages, boutonnieres, and a five tier wedding cake dripping in vines– all in four months time.
The flowers seem to range from life-sized corsages to larger-than-life decor. What are the smallest and largest flowers you’ve made?Â
While the largest flower produced was upwards of 66″, I typically try to stay in the range of 30″- 36″ when creating a flora wall or installation. The smallest flowers made so far have been tiny lilac blossoms measuring at around .25″.
What is your process? How long does making a flower take to construct?
There are four essentials when creating our blooms: a roll of the finest ultra heavy watercolor paper, an x-acto knife, strong pair of hands for molding and a glue gun. Some of our largest flowers can take up to an hour to create from start to finish so it always helps to have a great music playlist in the background as well!
How far in advance should a bride who is considering incorporating paper flowers contact you?
The more elaborate installations would of course need more time to produce but for escort cards and a la carte services, 2-3 months is ideal.
What are the different price points for your various pieces?
Each installation and project is given careful consideration when estimating costs. Our a la carte price points range from $7 for a single unstemmed rose (3.5″) used mainly for escort cards to our large flora (36″+) at around $90.
The white toned roses look so crisp! Are you able to make different flower styles in different colors?
Absolutely! We’ve also recently gotten into treating the paper with watercolor paint before our cutting process which creates such a gorgeous Claude Monet vibe to the work when assembled for an arrangement or installation.
A Wedding Shoot Inspired by a Master Modern Artist
When our long time clients & friends at Aab Creates asked us to create an aisle runner inspired by the work of modern artist Jackson Pollock — we were incredibly excited.  We created a wild, fun runner for a “Style Me Pretty” photo shoot at the Hudson Hotel.
This shoot was styled to feature bold, bright colors as well as abstract expressionism. Images by Heather Waraksa captured the creative vibe.
Regas NY created an inspired program page, photographed against the runner’s edge. We enjoyed the opportunity to take a break from letters and names to let the paint really fly!
Realistic or abstract, we love weddings that are as original as we are!
One Design – Two Ways! Polka Dots Pop
Because our runners are hand-painted and custom designed in-house, we have the ability to change our designs to specifically fit your special event! We love it when brides have enough vision to take one of our past designs and re-invent it in a fresh style or color palette to give it a whole new impression.
We created this polka dotted and striped runner for a Baorwalk-candy themed photo shoot. The design was meant to feel vintage with a strong sense of whimsy.
This design caught one of our client’s attention even if its color palette didn’t. Instead of baby blue and pink on a Confetti Pink background, this client chose gray to join black and white on a Romance Red Runner.
While we could have certainly replaced the central initial with any letter, it just so happened that our bride’s new last name would also begin with ‘G’. We love the fresh and clean feel of the new color palette!
The Pefect Fairytale Setting Calls for the Perfect Pink Runner
We just had to share this fairytale pink runner at the happiest place on earth. Thank to our friends at Flowers by Cina for sharing this wonderful photo. The non-slip Confetti Pink runner was the perfect definition of the aisle for this romantic affair.
We’ve got your Stairs Covered!
A question our clients often ask is: “Can I use your aisle runners on stairs?”
We’d like to reply with a resounding “YES!”
The proof is in the pictures.
Here’s a tip: When ordering a runner that will cover stairs, remember that the runner has to cover the tread as well as the vertical riser. This means that a greater length is needed to cover a set of stairs and of course our famous double-stick installation tape.
Whether one altar stair or a grand staircase, our runners will keep your aisle pristine!
Silver Damask Looks Both Chic and Romantic
This Valentine’s day, we wanted to share some beautiful event photos that feature our Damask Metallic Silver runner. Not only does this runner have a powerful effect in the photos but it covers the terracotta floor quite nicely. Gorgeous installation!
Wishing a Happy Valentine’s day to all of our brides!
Photos by www.jenniferdery.com
Inspired by Invitations – Beautiful Bows
When a client calls without a clear idea of what kind of runner they want, we often encourage them to look to their invitation design. A consistent wedding aesthetic can be achieved by matching elements to each other – in the same way that we often design runners based on invitations.
This was the case with a beautifully realistic runner we completed last spring. The client sent us images of their invitation which was delivered to their guests wrapped in a beautiful organza bow.
The client communicated to us that the bows were silver satin covered with silvery white organza. When presented with design options, the bride chose to adjust the design to omit the central broach and focus on the bow itself.
Our painter did an absolutely fantastic job!
Here’s a close-up on the beautiful, realistic rendering.
To really complete their vision of the wedding’s decor, this client ordered not one, but TWO of these fantastic runners! Not only did we hand-paint a huge, beautiful bow, we also hand-painted a SECOND IDENTICAL, huge, beautiful bow!
Highest compliments go to our talented painter who took on this task, and to the bride that trusted us to make her vision a reality!
A Runner for a very Animated Couple
We had a great opportunity to pay homage to an iconic cartoon with a very unique runner recently. We don’t even have to identify the source of this famous title image – its that recognizable!
While the bride had a clear vision of her design, we worked with her to select the perfect shade of Cascade Blue to use as her base fabric.
Taking a cue from the longest-running American animated program, we wish this couple a great many years of success and laughter!
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